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News Archives
 Sept. 8, 2005 — Broadway Family Karate students showed off their skills at the Fountain City Elementary School Health, Safety and Wellness fair. Here, Cameron Webb demonstrates the White Belt form Chon-Ji. Other students demonstrated both beginning and advanced forms, sparring and board breaks.
 Aug. 20 , 2005 — Broadway Family Karate students dominated the inaugural UT Combat Sword Invitational Tournament, the first event of the 2005-2006 competition season. Here, several students watch the action: (from left) bronze medalist Alex Drinnen, gold medalist Jacob Owens, silver medalist Thomas Cinnamon (partially hidden), silver medalist Jason Jenkins and gold medalist Nathan Golec. Not pictured: gold medalist Sean Kearney.
Aug. 11, 2005 — Knox County's school year started off strong, and Broadway Family Karate students helped. More than a dozen top students performed a half-hour demonstration at the First Day Festival, hosted by County Mayor Mike Ragsdale as a celebration of the first day of school. Students demonstrated forms, taekwondo sparring, Combat Sword sparring, basic takedowns and board breaking for a capacity crowd at the Knoxville Expo Center.
 July 22 , 2005 — Congratulations to the three latest students to receive Probationary Black Belt rank. From left, they are: Desilee Cassidy, 9; Bonnie Hensley, 7; and Jason Jenkins, 8. These students, all of whom have been training for at least two years, excelled in a comprehensive test of their skills in patterns, free-sparring, board-breaking and basic self defense.
 June 11, 2005 — Powell-area children got an up-close look at martial arts at a special demonstration by Broadway Family Karate students and instructor Tom Booker at the Powell Branch of the Knox County Library. Here, young library patrons examine Booker's samurai-style sword (not featuring a sharpened edge), used in sword patterns practice.
 May 5, 2005 — Six top students received their probationary Black Belt rank after a comprehensive testing of their patterns, free-sparring, board-breaking and basic self-defense skills. Pictured at back (from left) are Connor Minton, 11; Kayla Carr, 12; and Keith Messer, 8. In front (from left) are Anthony Carr, 10; Lauren Hutton, 7; and Nathan Golec, 9.
May 7, 2005 — Seven students from Broadway Family Karate qualified for the Amateur Athletics Union (AAU) Taekwondo Nationals at a regional qualifying tournament in Nashville. Congratulations to Chris Smith, Katie Carter, Jody Davis, Zachary and Lauren Hutton, and Connor and Ty Minton. This year's Taekwondo Nationals will be held in Greensboro, N.C., July 4-9.
April 9, 2005 — For the second year in a row, Knoxville's only Italian street fair had a taste of the Far East thanks to a demonstration by Broadway Family Karate students. A dozen students from Senior Yellow Belt to 2nd Dan Black Belt kept the crowd on their toes as they showed off their patterns, sparring, board-breaking and self-defense skills.
 Above, Julie Cupp and Ty Minton go airborne during free-sparring exhibition. At left, Desilee Cassidy powers through one of many pine boards.
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